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> ASIAN FILM LIBRARY BULLETIN #2, 4 February 2000
>
> =====================
> BOX OFFICE STATISTICS
>
> HONG KONG (27-30 January 2000)
> ------------------------------
> 01. Tokyo Raiders (NEW: 28/1/2000)
> 02. Winner Takes All (NEW: 29/1/2000)
> 03. Crying Heart (15/1/2000)
> 04. The Bone Collector (6/1/2000)
> 05. All About My Mother (20/1/2000)
> 06. Anna and the King (23/12/1999)
> 07. Joan of Arc (20/1/2000)
> 08. Double Jeopardy (13/1/2000)
> 09. Bringing Out the Dead (20/1/2000)
> 10. The Muse (20/1/2000)
>
> JAPAN (29-30 January 2000)
> --------------------------
> 01. The Blair Witch Project (23/12/1999)
> 02. Shiri (aka Shuri) (22/1/2000)
> 03. End of Days (25/12/1999)
> 04. When the Rain Stops (22/1/2000)
> 05. The Legend of 1900 (18/12/1999)
> 06. For Love of the Game (NEW: 29/1/2000)
> 07. Ring 0: Birthday + Isola (22/1/2000)
> 08. The Sixth Sense (30/10/1999)
> 09. Tarzan (18/12/1999)
> 10. Fight Club (11/12/1999)
>
> KOREA (21-26 January 2000)
> --------------------------
> 01. Stuart Little (8/1/2000)
> 02. Peppermint Candy (1/1/2000)
> 03. Fly Me to Polaris (15/1/2000)
> 04. Pushing Tin (NEW: 22/1/2000)
>
> ==========
> ON RELEASE
>
> HONG KONG
> Out this weekend: Gordon CHAN's actioner "2000AD", Andrew LAU's riotous
> comedy "The Duel" and a belated release for FENG Xiaogang's "Party A, Party
> B".  Still on release: Jingle MA's "Tokyo Raiders", Clifton KO's "Winner
> Takes All" and ZHANG Yimou's "Not One Less".  Coming soon: Stanley KWAN's
> "The Island Tales" (17/2/2000), NAKATA Hideo's "Don't Look Up" (17/2/2000),
> Aman CHANG's "My Name is Nobody" and Wilson YIP's "Juliet in Love" (aka
> "Butterfly Lovers").
>
> JAPAN
> Out this weekend: 3D CG animation "A*LI*CE" and MOTOKI Katsuhide's "Free and
> Easy Eleven".  Still on release: NAKATA Hideo's "Sleeping Bride", MORIMOTO
> Isao's "The First Timers", Jacky KANG's "Shiri", IM Sang-soo's "Girls' Night
> Out", YIP Ying's "A Time to Remember", KOIZUMI Takashi's "When the Rain
> Stops" (Ame Agaru), and TSURUTA Norio's "Ring 0: Birthday" in a double-bill
> with MIZUTANI Toshiyuki's "Isola".  Coming soon: HIGUCHINSKY's "Uzumaki" in
> a double-bill with MITSUISHI Tomijiro's "Tomie: Replay" (11/2/2000).
>
> KOREA
> Out this weekend: KIM Ji-woon's wrestling comedy "The Foul King" and
> FURUHATA Yasuo's "Poppoya: Railroad Man".  Still on release: IM Kwon-taek's
> "Chunhyang", LEE Chang-dong's "Peppermint Candy", JANG Sun-woo's "Lies",
> PARK Heon-su's "Love Bakery" and Jingle MA's "Fly Me To Polaris".  Coming
> soon: NAKANO Hiroyuki's "Samurai Fiction" and HIGASHI Yoichi's "Village of
> Dreams".
>
> ======================
> NEW RELEASES IN DETAIL
>
> >A*LI*CE (Japan)
> Director: MAEJIMA Ken'ichi; producer: FUJIMURA Norichika; script: YOSHIMOTO
> Masahiro; voices: SHIMIZU Kaori (Alice), KOUDA Mariko (Maria), SUZUKI
> Chihiro (Ewan).  Released: Japan on 5/2/2000.  Festivals: None.
> Sales: Gaga Communications (tai at gaga.co.jp).
>
> This 3D computer graphics science fiction animation, titled after its
> 16-year-old heroine, has an exclusive presentation at the Shinjuku Joy
> Cinema which has been equipped with digital projection, a Japanese first.
>
> >THE DUEL (Hong Kong)
> Director, photo: Andrew LAU; producer, script: WONG Jing, Manfred WONG;
> cast: Nick CHEUNG (Dragon 9), Andy LAU (Yeh Cool-Son), Ekin CHENG (Simon the
> Snow Blower), Vicky CHIU (Princess Phoenix), Kristy YANG (Ye Ziqing),
> Patrick TAM (Emperor).  Released: Hong Kong on 3/2/2000.  Festivals: None.
> 105 mins.
> Sales: China Star Entertainment (ann at chinastar.com.hk).
>
> Imperial Agent Dragon 9 is in charge of distributing eight passes to attend
> the duel of the century between righteous swordsman Yeh Cool-San and Simon
> the Snow Blower.  What he unravels is a plot to usurp the Emperor in a tale
> of a love-sick princess, photo-fit clay statuettes, terracotta warriors who
> come to life and an umbrella that even 007 would be proud of.  PS: Comedy.
>
> >THE FOUL KING (Korea)
> Director, script: KIM Ji-woon; producer: OH Jung-wan; cast: SONG Kang-ho,
> CHANG Jin-young, PARK Sang-myun.  Released: Korea on 4/2/2000.  Festivals:
> None.  111 mins.
> Sales: BOM Films (ojungwan at shinbiro.com).
>
> Bullied bank clerk Dae-ho is sent to recruit a former pro-wrestler for his
> company's latest promotional drive.  He soon finds himself attracted to both
> the sport and the former wrestler's daughter, Min-young, becoming a regular
> at the gym.  Min-young decides to resurrect the wrestling persona of her
> father, the masked villain The Foul King and Dae-ho is a natural in the role
> inventing imaginative new ways of cheating ... until one day he decided to
> win a fight fairly.
>
> >FREE AND EASY ELEVEN (Japan)
> Director: MOTOKI Katsuhide; producers: NAKAGAWA Shigehiro; script: YAMADA
> Yoji, ASAMA Yoshitaka; original manga: YAMASAKI Juzo, KITAMI Ken'ichi; cast:
> NISHIDA Toshiyuki, MIKUNI Rentaro, ASADA Miyoko, TANI Kei.  Released: Japan
> on 5/2/2000.  Festivals: None.
> Sales: Shochiku (mkoga02 at ibm.net).
>
> Latest instalment of Shochiku's long-running series about the friendship
> between a company president and his lowly fishing partner after a historical
> detour in the last episode.
>
> >POPPOYA: RAILROAD MAN (Japan)
> Director, script: FURUHATA Yasuo; producers: TAKAIWA Tan, SAKAGAMI Sanuo;
> original novel: ASADA Jiro; script: IWAMA Yoshiki; cast: TAKAKURA Ken (Sato
> Otomatsu), HIROSUE Ryoko (Sato Yukiko), OTAKE Shinobu (SATO Shizue), ANDO
> Masanobu (Toshi).  Released: Japan on 5/6/1999; Hong Kong on 24/9/1999;
> Korea on 4/2/2000.  Festivals: Montreal, Pusan, Shanghai, Palm Springs.  111
> mins.
> Sales: Toei (international at toei.co.jp).
>
> At the end of his working life as a station master, a job to which he has
> dedicated his life, Sato Otomatsu reflects upon the past and is visited by
> the spirit of his daughter Yukiko who died as a child.  Japan's Oscar bid.
>
> >2000AD (Hong Kong)
> Director, script: Gordon CHAN; producer: Thomas CHUNG, Daniel YUN, Willie
> CHAN; script: Stu ZICHERMAN; cast: Aaron KWOK (Peter), Daniel WU (Benny),
> Gigi CHOI (Janet), Francis NG (Ronald), Ray LUI (Greg), Phyllis QUEK
> (Salina).  Released: Hong Kong on 3/2/2000.  Festivals: None.  103 mins.
> Sales: Media Asia (peter_poon at mediaasia.com)
>
> When Peter's brother Greg is assassinated after his arrest for computer
> espionage, he doesn't know who to trust: cop Ronald with his personality
> bypass, slimy CIA agent Kelvin with his cowboy fetish, his street-wise
> car-jacking sister-in-law Salina, or Singaporean sharp-shooter Eric who
> keeps rescuing him at opportune moments.
>
> ===============================
> OTHER FILMS ON RELEASE IN BRIEF
>
> >GIRLS' NIGHT OUT (Korea)
> Director, script: IM Sang-soo; producer: TCHA Sung-Jai; cast: KANG Soo-yeon
> (Ho-jeong), JIN Hee-kyung (Yeon), KIM Yeo-jin (Sun).  Released: Korea on
> 3/10/1998; Japan on 29/1/2000.  Festivals: Pusan, Neo-Korea (Tokyo),
> Toronto, Hawaii, Rotterdam, Goteborg.  101 mins.
> Sales: Paul YI (pyi at ix.netcom.com)
>
> Three Korean women about to hit 30 with very different takes on love and sex
> in this hit of the 1998 Pusan International Film Festival.  IM Sang-soo is
> currently preparing his second feature, MY WILD LIFE.
>
> >LOVE BAKERY (aka JUNOMYUNG BAKERY) (Korea)
> Director, Script: Park Heon-su; Producer: Kang Woo-suk; Cast: CHOI Min-su,
> HWANG Shin-hye, LEE Mi-yeon, YEO Kyun-dong. Released: Korea on 15/1/2000.
> Festivals: None.
> Sales: Mirovision (mirovision at channeli.net).
>
> Romantic comedy about an ace baker who'll do anything to see his wife smile
> again, even encouraging an affair with a customer.  But then he himself
> falls in love with the customer's wife...
>
> >MOVIE STORM 1: TSUKA TO KINPATSU (lit. "Cash and Blonde") (Japan)
> Director, script: MOCHIZUKI Rokuro; producer: ITO Hideyuki; cast: SUWA Taro,
> KIMURA Eri, Russell ISHII.  Released: Japan on 22/1/2000.  Festivals: None.
> 84 mins.
> Sales: Gaga Communications (tai at gaga.co.jp).
>
> A new series of films with a sexual theme, with later episodes directed by
> NAKAHARA Shun, ITO Hideyuki, actress HIROTA Reona and comeback kid HAYASHI
> Kaizo.  Mochizuki's wild episode about a stripper, a blonde and a mysterious
> suitcase looks more than a little like a homage to Kumashiro's 1972
> FOLLOWING DESIRE...
>
> >SHIRI (released as SHURI in Japan) (Korea)
> Director, script, producer: Jacky Kang; Cast: Han Suk-kyu, Kim Yoon-jin,
> Song Kang-ho, CHOI Min-shik. Released: Korea on 13/2/1999; Hong Kong on
> 4/11/1999; Japan on 22/1/2000.  Festivals: Fantasia, Pusan, Tokyo,
> Asia-Pacific (Bangkok).  128 mins.
> European Sales: Mirovision (mirovision at channeli.net).
>
> Blockbuster action-romance about North Korean agents attempting to set off
> another Korean civil war to bring reunification.  South Korean secret
> intelligence agent Ryu investigates the timely assassination of an arms
> dealer and resurface of feared North Korean agent Hee.
>
> >A TIME TO REMEMBER (China/Hong Kong)
> Director: YIP Ying; producer: ZHANG Heping; script: Mark KAPLAN; cast: Todd
> BABCOCK (Robert Payne), Leslie CHEUNG (Jin), MEI Ting (Qiu Qiu).  Festivals:
> Shanghai.  Released: Hong Kong on 18/11/1999; Japan on 29/1/2000.  96 mins.
> Sales: Golden Network (goldnet at netvigator.com).
>
> American doctor Robert Payne is one of the foreigners living the high life
> in 1930s Shanghai.  When a beautiful Chinese woman, Qiu Qiu, visits his home
> one night and asks him to visit her sick husband Jin, he finds himself
> caught up in a world of politics and political persecution.
>
> >WINNER TAKES ALL (Hong Kong)
> Director: Clifton KO, producers: Raymond WONG, Peter CHAN; cast: Michael HUI
> (Swindler Wong), Nicholas TSE (Ferrari), Joey YUNG (Pauline Wu), SO Yau-pang
> (Bastardly Sze), Karl MAKA (Inspector Stupid).  Released: Hong Kong on
> 29/1/2000.  Festivals: None.  90 mins.
> Sales: Mandarin Films (Fax: +852 2579 1712).
>
> Pauline Wu flies to Singapore to seek revenge on legendary Swindler Wong.
> She teams up with small-time swindler Ferrari and private-eye temp Bastardly
> Sze to track him down before he's arrested by Inspector Stupid, who's been
> chasing him for twenty years.  Can they outswindle the king of swindlers?
>
> ===========================
> OTHER LINKS: OFFICIAL SITES
>
> >A*LI*CE (Japanese language)
> http://www.franken.ne.jp/ALICE/
>
> >THE DUEL (English language)
> http://www.chinastar.com.hk/english/movies/duel.html
>
> >THE FOUL KING (Korean language)
> http://www.foul.co.kr
>
> >FREE AND EASY ELEVEN (Japanese language)
> http://www.shochiku.co.jp/tsuribaka11/index.html
>
> >ISOLA (Japanese language)
> http://www.isola13.com
>
> >LIES (Korean and English language)
> http://www.shincine.com
>
> >LOVE BAKERY (Korean language)
> http://www.bbangzib.co.kr
>
> >MOVIE STORM (Japanese language)
> http://www.gaga.co.jp/moviestorm/index.html
>
> >PEPPERMINT CANDY (Korean language)
> http://www.peppermintcandy.co.kr
>
> >POPPOYA: RAILROAD MAN (Korean language)
> http://www.poppoya.co.kr
>
> >RING 0: BIRTHDAY (Japanese language)
> http://www.ring-zero.net
>
> >SLEEPING BRIDE (Japanese language)
> http://www.nikkatsu.com/movie/mov_ga01.html
>
> >TOKYO RAIDERS (English language)
> http://www.goldenharvest.com/tokyoraiders/eng-mainpage.htm
>
> >TOMIE: REPLAY (Japanese language)
> http://www.tomie.net
>
> >2000AD (English language)
> http://www.y2000ad.com.hk/
>
> >UZUMAKI (Japanese language)
> http://www.uzumaki.to
>
> >WINNER TAKES ALL (Chinese language)
> http://www.mandarinnet.com
>
> ============================
> INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVALS
>
> 2000 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (9-20 February 2000)
> http://www.berlinale.de
>
> Many of the most interesting screenings at Berlin this year will be in the
> market.  Highlights include the international premieres of MEMENTO MORI,
> TELL ME SOMETHING, ATTACK THE GAS STATION!, SECRET and KINO.  There will
> also be promo reels for Clara LAW's Cannes-contender THE GODDESS OF 1967 and
> Edward Berger's FRAU 2 UND HAPPY END, the official German remake of CHANG
> Yoon-hyun's 1997 hit THE CONTACT.
>
> Features:
> China       - Breaking the Silence (SUN Zhou) SPECIAL SCREENING
> China       - The Road Home (ZHANG Yimou) COMPETITION
> Hong Kong   - Bullets over Summer (Wilson YIP)
> Hong Kong   - Cross Harbour Tunnel (Lawrence WONG)
> Hong Kong   - The Island Tales (Stanley KWAN)
> Hong Kong   - The Litter on the Breeze: First Love (Erik KOT)
> Hong Kong   - The Mission (Johnnie TO)
> Hong Kong   - Running Out of Time (Johnnie TO)
> Hong Kong   - Tempting Heart (Sylvia CHANG) PANORAMA
> Hong Kong   - Where a Good Man Goes (Johnnie TO)
> Japan       - Across a Gold Prairie (INUDO Isshin)
> Japan       - Boy's Choir (OGATA Akira) COMPETITION
> Japan       - The Crossing (HIGASHI Yoichi) PANORAMA
> Japan       - Dora Heita (ICHIKAWA Kon) SPECIAL SCREENING
> Japan       - Homesick (MITO Hineki)
> Japan       - Jubaku (HARADA Masato) PANORAMA
> Japan       - Monday (SABU)
> Japan       - Nabbie's Love (NAKAE Yuji)
> Japan       - One Piece! (SUZUKI Takuji & YAGUCHI Shinobu)
> Japan       - Rendezvous (YAMAMOTO Kosuke)
> Japan       - Truths: A Stream (TSUCHIHASHI Masahiro)
> Philippines - Burlesk King (Mel CHIONGLO) PANORAMA
> Philippines - Toro (Jose Javier REYES) PANORAMA
> Philippines - Naked under the Moon (Lav DIAZ)
> Thailand    - 6ixtynin9 (Penek RATANARUANG)
>
> Documentaries:
> China       - Jiang Hu: Life on the Road (WU Wenguang)
> China       - There's a Strong Wind in Beijing (JU An-xi)
> Hong Kong   - Buenos Aires Zero Degree (Amos LEE & KWAN Pun-leung)
> Japan       - The New God (TSUCHIYA Yutaka)
> Japan       - The White (HIRANO Katsuyuki)
> Korea       - Shoot the Sun by Lyric (CHO Jai-hong)
> Korea       - Making Sun-Dried Red Peppers (JANG Hee-Sun)
>
> Additional Market Screenings:
> China       - Seventeen Years (ZHANG Yuan)
> China       - So Close to Paradise (WANG Xiaoshuai)
> China       - Spicy Love Soup (ZHANG Yang)
> China       - Suzhou River (LOU Ye)
> Japan       - Away with Words (Christopher DOYLE)
> Japan       - The Black House (MORITA Yoshimitsu)
> Japan       - Box Lunch (KAJI Shungo)
> Japan       - The Frame (ISAKA Satoshi)
> Japan       - Gemini (TSUKAMOTO Shin'ya)
> Japan       - Himitsu (TAKITA Yojiro)
> Japan       - I.K.U. (Shu Lea CHANG)
> Japan       - Kino (SUZUKI Masahiko)
> Japan       - Kiss Me So Long I Can't Breathe (KIM Taegwan)
> Japan       - M/Other (SUWA Nobuhiro)
> Japan       - Shabondama Elegy (Ian KERKHOF)
> Korea       - Attack the Gas Station! (KIM Sang-jin)
> Korea       - Memento Mori (MIN Kyu-dong & KIM Tae-yong)
> Korea       - Shiri (Jacky KANG)
> Korea       - Tell Me Something (CHANG Yoon-hyun)
> Korea       - The Uprising (PARK Kwang-su)
> Taiwan      - Darkness and Light (CHANG Tso-chi)
> Taiwan      - The Personals (CHEN Kuo-fu)
>
> Note: TSUKAMOTO Shin'ya's classic TETSUO and OSHII Mamoru's animated GHOST
> IN THE SHELL will screen in the "Artificial Beings, Manic Machines,
> Controlled Bodies" retrospective.
>
> ===============================================
> ASIAN FILMS AT THE HONG KONG BOX OFFICE IN 1999
>
> CHINESE FILMS:
> 01. Not One Less (ZHANG Yimou)
> 02. Be There or Be Square (FENG Xiaogang)
> 03. The Emperor and the Assasin (CHEN Kaige)
> 04. National Anthem (WU Ziniu)
> 05. Going to School with Dad on My Back (ZHOU Youchao)
> 06. A Beautiful New World (SHI Runjiu)
>
> HONG KONG FILMS (TOP 20):
> 01. The King of Comedy (Stephen CHIAU & LEE Lik-Chi)
> 02. Gorgeous (Vincent KOK)
> 03. A Man Called Hero (Andrew LAU)
> 04. The Tricky Master (WONG Jing)
> 05. The Legend of Speed (Andrew LAU)
> 06. The Conmen in Vegas (WONG Jing)
> 07. Gen-X Cops (Benny CHAN)
> 08. Prince Charming (Aman CHANG)
> 09. Running Out of Time (Johnnie TO)
> 10. Tempting Heart (Sylvia CHANG)
> 11. Fly Me to Polaris (Jingle MA)
> 12. Purple Storm (Teddy CHEN)
> 13. Fascination Amour (Herman YAU)
> 14. Century of the Dragon (Clarence FOK)
> 15. Metade Fumaca (IP Kam-hung)
> 16. The HK Triad (Aman CHANG)
> 17. Moonlight Express (Daniel LEE)
> 18. The Truth About Jane and Sam (Derek YEE)
> 19. The Mission (Jonnie TO)
> 20. He is My Enemy, Partner & Father-in-Law (Herman YAU)
>
> JAPANESE FILMS:
> 01. The Ring (NAKATA Hideo)
> 02. The Ring 2 (NAKATA Hideo)
> 03. GTO (SUZUKI Masayuki)
> 04. Hypnosis (OCHIAI Masayuki)
> 05. Bayside Shakedown (MOTOHIRO Katsuyuki)
> 06. School Mystery / Hanako (TSUTSUMI Yukihiko)
> 07. Poppoya: Railroad Man (FURUHATA Yasuo)
> 08. Haunted School 4 (HIRAYAMA Hideyuki)
> 09. The Exam (TAKITA Yojiro)
> 10. Shikoku (NAGASAKI Shun'ichi)
> 11. The Spiral (IIDA Joji)
> 12. Welcome Back Mr McDonald (MITANI Koki)
> 13. Messengers (BABA Yasuo)
> 14. Himitsu (TAKITA Yojiro)
> 15. After Life (KORE-EDA Hirokazu)
> 16. Give it All (ISOMURA Itsumichi)
> 17. Abnormal Family (SUO Masayuki)
> 18. Gonin (ISHII Takashi)
> 19. To Love (KUMAI Kei)
> 20. MARKS (SAI Yoichi)
> 21. Cure (KUROSAWA Kiyoshi)
> 22. Ping Pong Bath Station (YAMAKAWA Gen)
> 23. Away with Words (Christopher DOYLE)
> 24. Dangan Runner (SABU)
> 25. Gamera 2 (KANEKO Shusuke)
> 26. Beat (MIYAMOTO Amon)
> 27. You Alone Can't See (AKAISHI Tomoyuki)
>
> KOREAN FILMS:
> 01. Shiri (Jacky KANG)
> 02. Christmas in August (HUR Jin-ho)
> 03. Soul Guardians (PARK Kwang-chun)
>
> ASIAN FILMS RECENTLY RELEASED ON VCD:
> China/HK    - A Time to Remember (YIP Ying) [E]
> Hong Kong   - He is My Enemy, Partner & Father-in-Law (Herman YAU)
> Hong Kong   - The Lord of Amusement (LEE Bing-kwong) [E]
> Hong Kong   - A Man Called Hero (Andrew LAU) [E]
> Hong Kong   - The Masked Prosecutor (Herman YAU) [E]
> Hong Kong   - The Mission (Johnnie TO) [E]
> Hong Kong   - My Loving Trouble 7 (James YUEN) [E]
> Hong Kong   - Never Compromise (Bosco LAM) [E]
> Japan       - Give it All (ISOMURA Itsumichi) [E]
> Japan       - GTO (SUZUKI Masayuki)
> Japan       - Himitsu (TAKITA Yojiro)
> Japan       - Messengers (BABA Yasuo) [E]
> Japan       - Poppoya (FURUHATA Yasuo) [E]
> Korea       - Shiri (Jacky KANG) [E]
> Korea       - Soul Guardians (PARK Kwang-chun)
> Philippines - Nank Nak (Nonzee NIMIBUTR) [E] - Singapore VCD
>
> [E] indicates English in addition to Chinese subtitles.
>
> =====================
> CORRECTIONS & UPDATES
>
> >Bulletin No. 1
>
> MOMENTO MORI is of course MEMENTO MORI, excuse my Latin; FREE AND EASY
> ELEVEN directed by MOTOKI Katsuhide was rescheduled from a 29/1/2000 release
> date to this week; and note that SHIRI was retitled SHURI for the Japanese
> market since the original title roughly translates as "ass".
>
> If you have suggestions to improve the newsletter, please don't hesitate to
> contact me.
>
> Regards,
>
> Stephen Cremin
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